bio

claudia hermano (they/them) is a fat, trans non-binary, filipino-american artist working primarily in photography and sculpture. they were born in new york and spent their childhood moving between new york, california, texas, and massachusetts. they received a ba in photography from hampshire college in 2019 and received their mfa in studio art in 2024 from the university of new mexico.

education

MFA in Studio Art University of New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 2024.

Bachelors of Art in Photography from Hampshire College. Amherst, Massachusetts. May 2019.

exhibitions

group exhibitions

2024 Land, Body, Archive: Southwest Photo Collaborative. North Light Gallery, Tempe, AZ.

2023 Land, Body, Archive: Southwest Photo Collaborative. Lionel Rombach Gallery. Tucson, AZ.

2023 Fluid Gaze. 516 Arts. Albuquerque, NM.

2023 POST PHOTO beyond the camera lens. United Colors Gallery. Kansas City, KS.

2023 Fluid Gaze. 516 Arts. Albuquerque, NM.

2023 Land, Body, Archive: Southwest Photo Collaborative. John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

2023 POST PHOTO beyond the camera lens. Candela at the Lux. Wichita, KS.

2023 Connective Tissue. Sanitary Tortilla Factory. Albuquerque, NM.

2022 Physical Education. Sanitary Tortilla Factory. Albuquerque, NM.

2021 Part Two. John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

2021 At First Sight. John Sommers Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

2020 Home Alone Together, Image Journal. Online Exhibition.

2020 Personal Perspectives, The Common Folk Artist Collective, North Adams, MA.

2019 2019 Studio Art Thesis Showcase, Hampshire College Gallery, Amherst, MA.

solo exhibitions

2024 TIL WE ARE FULL Alpaca Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

2019 scalp, eyes, lungs, wrist, Hampshire College Gallery, Amherst, MA.

awards, honors, fellowships

2024 UETF Resiliency Residency, Public Art Urban Enhancement Division.

2023 Graduate Studies Summer Dissertation Award, University of New Mexico.

2023 Nominated for Susan Deese-Roberts Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

2022 Barbara Harper Memorial Fellowship.

2021 ImageText Ithaca Junior Fellowship. Ithaca College.

2019-2020 Jerome Liebling Center Alumni Fellowship. Hampshire College.

2018 Elaine Mayes Award for Excellence in Photography. Hampshire College.

2015-2019 Arts in Action Award. Hampshire College.

socials and contact

email - claudiahermano at gmail dot com

instagram - @not.your.hermano